title: Laparoscopic resection of heterotopic gastric pancreatic tissue.
abstract: This report describes a laparoscopic approach for the treatment of a benign gastric mass. A 15-year-old female presented with recurrent epigastric pain. Preoperative endoscopic and x-ray evaluation demonstrated a submucosal tumor of the greater curvature. The patient underwent a laparoscopic resection of a heterotopic pancreatic tumor in the stomach. A description of our technique and a review of the pathophysiologic features of this disease is included.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgibbons
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Mixter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010179:Pancreas; D012008:Recurrence; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*